Yorktown Councilman Vishnu Patel surveys construction debris Thursday at the old Holland Sporting Club, which has been the focus by environmental regulators for improper waste removal.

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Robert Marchant

A demolition job carried out by Yorktown workers at the old Holland Sporting Club has been deemed inadequate by state environmental regulators, and faces continuing criticism from a Town Board member.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a notice of citation against the town for work it carried out at the old resort, tearing down a number of dilapidated buildings. Town workers have again been active at the site to remove more construction debris.

"Some of the material that was left behind needed to be removed," said DEC spokeswoman Wendy Rosenbach, "We have been on ...